An equation has no meaning to me unless it expresses a thought of god

Deepthi Ma'am had given us to watch an educational movie and to write a review on it. Being a mathematics student I chose the movie  "The man who knew infinity". It is a biopic of the great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. The movie is based on 1991 book of the same by Robert Kanigel. 

     

         Directed by       :      Matthew Brown

         Produced by      :      Edward R Presman, 

                                            Jim Young,

                                            Joe Thomas

         Based on           :      The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel.

I was so lucky to chose this movie. In a heart touching scene of this film G.H. Hardy asked Ramanujan where his mathematical discoveries come from. He responds that 'An equation has no meaning to him unless it expresses a thought of God'. They come in dreams and answers to his prayers. Hardy atheist, trust his deep belief in Ramanujan's undeniable genius.

The story begins from the point of view of English Mathematician and Ramanujan's mentor at Cambridge. Ramanujan leaves behind a simple life and wife in Madras to pursue his passion for numbers. He produced a small hand full of published papers, but discovered thousands of results in his field of number theory. One important example of his work referenced in the movie is partition of numbers.

                               P(4)= 5

                       1+1+1+1= 4

                           2+1+1= 4

                               2+2= 4

                               3+1= 4

                                   4= 4

Dev Patel plays the role of Ramanujan. Jeremy Irons plays the role of Hardy. Hardy had worked hard for his position in Cambridge. His high expectations for Ramanujan are a source of tension for him. Ramanujan is very genius that he did not need any proof for the result he found out. Hardy did not like this In a great scene Hardy discusses the importance of proof with Ramanujan and compare him with Eulor and other great Mathematicians. The movie also tells the love story of Ramanujan's with his wife Janaki. He spent five years in Cambridge studying with Hardy. He tragically died at the age of 32 because of Tuberculosis.